Szász Surname

41,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,486 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Szász Surname User-submission:

Szász is a Hungarian surname, denoting a Saxon, someone who came from Saxony in Germany (the regions of Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, & Lower Saxony). It is most likely referring to the Saxon settlers of Transylvania, a region now belonging to Romania.

Read More About This Surname

Szász Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary10,3551:94895
Romania1,9391:10,3551,359
Slovakia1511:35,3416,456
Czechia121:886,12273,425
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

The alternate forms: Szasz (12,707), Szàsz (9) & Szãsz (5) are calculated separately.

Szász Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Szász is a Hungarian surname, denoting a Saxon, someone who came from Saxony in Germany (the regions of Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, & Lower Saxony). It is most likely referring to the Saxon settlers of Transylvania, a region now belonging to Romania.

- deleted-173293

Szász Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Szász Come From? nationality or country of origin

Szász is found in Hungary more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Szasz, Szàsz or Szãsz. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Szász? popularity and diffusion

The surname Szász is the 41,805th most frequent last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 583,657 people. The last name Szász occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Szász are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 83 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Hungary, where it is borne by 10,355 people, or 1 in 948. In Hungary Szász is most frequent in: Budapest, where 19 percent are found, Pest County, where 16 percent are found and Békés County, where 12 percent are found. Not including Hungary it exists in 18 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 16 percent are found and Slovakia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Szasz9312,707/
Szàsz939/
Szãsz935/
Száasz911/
Szsász911/
Szaász911/
Száz89296/
Sász891/
Szosz8012/
Szászová77126/
Sás75247/
Zás754/
Szajsz734/
Szaz6780/
Sáss6738/
Százová6737/
Szos6724/
Saás6715/
Szas677/
Sazz676/
Sozz671/
Szoz671/
Sáis671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Szász
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis